A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Kucela
This page describes Kucela which is located on page 222 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Kucela” according to 3 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
It is He who kept kucela poor initially, then made him rich and again pushed him into penury. It is He that puts some people in the luxurious and delightful Svarga and consigns some others to the dismal hell; He engenders in us hatred as well as love for Him, the one who hates Him is made to love Him and vice versa. For example, the inveterate Kanta-karna became friendly to the Lord whereas Shimalika who was an intimate friend of His, got his head severed by the Lord s discus....
Read full contents: Pasuram 6.3.1
Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]
Kucela, which I render rags , is supposed by the commentator to signify reddish or brown cloth which has, from age, lost its colour. (* 4) Elephants, when hurled into a well, become utterly helpless and unable to come out. That person, therefore, into whom words enter like elephants into a well, is he who answers not the evil speeches of others....
Read full contents: Section CCXLV
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
During their education at the Ashrama Krishna and Kucela became intimate friends. One day, at the instance of the wife of their preceptor, Krishna and Kucela went into the forest to gather firewood. In the heavy rain and storm that followed they lost their track and wandered about in the forest. The next day the preceptor brought them back from the forest. Krishna learned the sixty-four arts and dhanurveda (science of archery) at the feet of Sandipani....
Read full contents: Story of Krishna
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